{"id":2200375,"date":"2025-12-15T21:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2200375"},"modified":"2025-12-15T21:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:03:56","slug":"three-day-auckland-music-festival-splore-announces-2026-event-will-be-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/three-day-auckland-music-festival-splore-announces-2026-event-will-be-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-day Auckland music Festival Splore announces 2026 event will be last"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI am incredibly proud of all that the festival has achieved and the devoted crew and Splorers who have created such magic and community over that period.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-11\">\n<div class=\"article-media ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\" data-test-ui=\"article-media\">\n<figure class=\"figure\" data-test-ui=\"figure\"><img srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=16&amp;height=11&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 16w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=320&amp;height=214&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 320w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=576&amp;height=386&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 576w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=768&amp;height=514&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 768w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=992&amp;height=664&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 992w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/26RAXEDTEF2DWBR5OCADO3JJME.jpg?auth=8cc71514bc9404c83fcbe502abad175a8038df3dfcd275f1bdf87023f5dec29c&amp;width=1440&amp;height=963&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 1440w\" alt=\"Splore director John Minty says the festival has become difficult to sustain. Photo \/ Dean Purcell\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/><figcaption class=\"article-media__caption\" data-test-ui=\"figure__caption\">Splore director John Minty says the festival has become difficult to sustain. Photo \/ Dean Purcell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><button aria-label=\"full screen\" type=\"button\" class=\"article-media__full-screen-button\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__full-screen-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"article-media__full-screen-button-icon\" data-test-ui=\"svg__svg\"><use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/dist\/svg\/spritemap.svg?d=995#full-screen\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Minty said after 18 years of financial viability, the festival hit headwinds with costly Covid postponements and cancellations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe cost of living crisis led, for the first time, to low ticket sales for the 2024 event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe took a rest last summer, hoping things would pick up for the 2026 event but so far that hasn\u2019t happened to the degree that we wanted.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">He said the hope for a lifeline from the Government\u2019s $70 million Event Boost Fund was not successful, \u201cdespite a comprehensive and what I thought was a very persuasive application\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Speaking with Newstalk ZB\u2019s Heather du Plessis-Allen this morning, Minty said while it may be premature to cancel the festival outright, \u201cthe writing seemed to be on the wall\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI could &#8230; hang on for another year and just hoping things get better for next year, but I\u2019ve got to the point where I\u2019ve been involved in Splore for 20 years, and I just feel that personally, from a financial point of view, I just can\u2019t really take that risk again hoping that things will improve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-11\">\n<div class=\"article-media ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\" data-test-ui=\"article-media\">\n<figure class=\"figure\" data-test-ui=\"figure\"><img srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=16&amp;height=23&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 16w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=320&amp;height=453&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 320w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=576&amp;height=815&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 576w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=768&amp;height=1086&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 768w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=992&amp;height=1403&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 992w,https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RCKU4YCHLREZBECITHXOYNWH4I.jpg?auth=8bdb5fc78d3ac19c41c4436f6a9790d93472a972a19fb7fe5269347ed043dc19&amp;width=1440&amp;height=2036&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true 1440w\" alt=\"The Splore 2026 line-up ... the festival's last. Photo \/ Splore\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/><figcaption class=\"article-media__caption\" data-test-ui=\"figure__caption\">The Splore 2026 line-up &#8230; the festival&#8217;s last. Photo \/ Splore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><button aria-label=\"full screen\" type=\"button\" class=\"article-media__full-screen-button\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__full-screen-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"article-media__full-screen-button-icon\" data-test-ui=\"svg__svg\"><use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/dist\/svg\/spritemap.svg?d=995#full-screen\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThey may, or they may not, so I don\u2019t particularly want to take that risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Splore was special because it\u2019s a multi-day camping festival, Minty added, which have become \u201cquite rare\u201d in New Zealand now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe benefit of a three-day camping festival, it creates a community. People are committed for that whole three days; they\u2019re camping, making new friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s maybe the camping side that\u2019s quite difficult for people. I mean, the younger generation are not so much into going into tents, et cetera. So maybe it\u2019s more the six-hour concert in a park, which is more attractive as a trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Heading the three-day, all-ages festival is Norwegian electronic duo and childhood friends R\u00f6yksopp, playing their first New Zealand show in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">The pair, nominated for two Grammy Awards since their 1998 debut, are booked in after a run of sold-out Australian shows and will perform a two-hour DJ set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Global artists also confirmed to play are Jamaican dancehall star Sister Nancy, UK trip-hop and downtempo DJ Nightmares on Wax, renowned MC General Levy, Melbourne rapper Miss Kaninna and Berlin\u2019s own techno DJ Franca.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"m-0 text-heading-md -tracking-[0.0125rem] ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\" data-test-ui=\"article__heading-2\">Splore Festival 2026 full line-up<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><b>Where: <\/b>T\u0101papakanga Regional Park<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><b>When: <\/b>February 20 &#8211; 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><b>Who: <\/b>R\u00f6yksopp (dj set), Sister Nancy, + Legal Shot, Nightmares on Wax, General Levy + Joe Airwa, Mind Enterprises, Parson James, Miss Kaninna, C.Frim, Illustrious Blacks, Beatles Dub Club, Franca, Tami Neilson, Coco Solid, Jess B, Christoph El Truento, Est\u00e8re, Dick Move, Romi Wrights, Te KuraHuia, Benny Salvador, Chiccoreli + Tali, DylanBiscuit b2b ajhoneysuckle, BBYFACEKILLA b2b Snakelegs, GoldTooth, Half Queen, ilish, Kaiviti, Marjorie Sinclair, NymphLoads, ORIKoL, Vercetti, WAEWAEXPRESS, Arcadia, Love Language, Hudge, Bobby Brazuka, Dastardly Bounder, DJ Banty, and Rose Alice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><b>Tickets:<\/b> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iticket.co.nz\/events\/2026\/feb\/splore-festival\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.iticket.co.nz\/events\/2026\/feb\/splore-festival\">iticket.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\"><b>Sign up to The Daily H<\/b><\/a><b>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nzherald.co.nz \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am incredibly proud of all that the festival has achieved and the devoted crew and Splorers who have created such magic and community over that period.\u201d Splore director John Minty says the festival has become difficult to sustain. Photo \/ Dean Purcell Minty said after 18 years of financial viability, the festival hit headwinds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[340464,424700,424698,424701,23567,22119,424702,424703,384414,21800,384178,424704,355578,424705,424699,424697,23505,22558],"class_list":["post-2200375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-340464","tag-announces","tag-auckland","tag-be","tag-event","tag-festival","tag-last","tag-lowerthanexpected","tag-mean","tag-music","tag-one","tag-organisers","tag-sales","tag-say","tag-splore","tag-threeday","tag-ticket","tag-will"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2200376,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200375\/revisions\/2200376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}